Cervical Cancer Action - HPV Vaccine Safety

Since their early availability in 2006 in the US and Europe, HPV vaccines have been received with great interest and optimism. Pre-dating their availability for public use, the safety profile, clinical effectiveness and public health potential of HPV vaccines have been carefully scrutinized by the World Health Organization and national regulatory agencies in the US, Europe, Australia and many other countries.

Sophisticated monitoring systems continue to track the safety of the vaccines as their use expands globally. In both pre-marketing and post-marketing surveillance, HPV vaccines have proven to be as safe or more safe than other commonly used vaccines. This brief is designed to provide a summary of the most recent data and dispel any misunderstandings that might have emerged from inaccurate or inadequate coverage of HPV vaccines in the media over the past several years.

Cervical Cancer Action: A Global Coalition to Stop Cervical Cancer (CCA) was founded in 2007 to expedite the global availability, affordability, and accessibility of new and improved cervical cancer prevention technologies to women in developing countries.